Corn-planter.



(No Model.)

Patented Sept. ll, I900. P. J. A. VAN DEINSE.

CORN PLANTER.

(Application filed June 2, 1900.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAULUS J. A. VAN DEINSE, OF GREENVlLLE,'l\/IICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE GORDON HOLLOW BLAST GRATE. COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,714, dated September 11, 1900. Application filed 11116 2, 1900. Serial No. 18,874. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAULUS J. A. VAN DEINSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county of Montcalm and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Corn-Plan ter, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to agricultural implements of the class known as hand- IO plan ters,the present invention relating more particularly to the novel construction of a planter designed for the planting of corn or other seeds.

The objects of the in vent-ion are to simplify the construction of a hand-planter, to cheapen the cost of its manufacture, to minimize the weight, and to produce a novel form of feed or drop slide mounted in a manner to permit its ready detachment for cleaning purposes and to elfect such repairs as may be necessary from time to time.

To the accomplishment of these ends the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

and comprehended within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my planter complete.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale, showing the construction of the feed mechanism and adjacent parts. Fig,

3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction indicated bythe ar- 5 row. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the plate 42 and connected parts. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the brush-plate 61. Fig. 6 isa detail perspective view of the brush-plate with the brush attached. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of the plate 42. Fig. 8 is a detail plan view of the feed-slide. Fig. 9 is a bottom plan View thereof, and Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the slide-track.

Referring to the numerals of reference de- 5 signating corresponding parts inthe several views, 1 indicates a stationary member provided at its lower end with a steel penetrating blade or jaw 2, and 3 indicates a relatively-movable member related divergently to the member 1 and pivoted to said memher, as by screws 4:, passing through angular pivot to open the jaws.

end of the member 1.

in contact with the lower edge of the jaw 2 to produce a penetrating-point designed to be forced into the earth. The depth of penetration is determined by a depth-gage 7, mounted upon the rear face of the member 3, adjacent to its lower endas, for instance, by a gage-adjusting plate 8, having its longitudinal edges 9 in clamping engagement with parallel shank-bars 10 of the wire gage-frame 11, having its lower end bent into a horizontal plane and carrying a light metal plate 12.

13 indicates a stout spring intermediate of the members 1 and 3 and yieldingly retaining the members in such divergent relation as will normally retain the jaws in contact. The spring 13 may be of any desired form, but I prefer to construct it with divergent arms 14 and 15, terminally secured to the pivoted members and connected by a series of intermediate convolutions 16. 17 indicates a foot or rest extending from the stationary member 1 and designed to rest upon the ground and. brace the stationary member when the movable member is swung upon its This foot 17 preferably cornprehendsan elongated U-shaped 8o horizontal wire frame 18, having its ends initself and passing its doubled portion through an eyelet 22, located adjacent to the upper A light metal foot- 0 plate 23 is carried by the frame 18 by having its edges turned over the transverse end bar of the frame and over the side bars immedidiately behind the eyelets.

To the movable member 3, which is eX- 5 .tended considerably. beyond the end of the from the lower end of the hopper to the upper,

edges of-the side walls of the jaw 6, said side walls constituting, in effect, a continuation of the chute, whereby the seeds projected through the chute are dropped between the jaws and deposited in the hole made by the lat: ter. -Wi1hin the casing, at the top of the hopper,i sformed a partition 29, which is divided at its center by a recessextending from the extended at-its opposite end sufficiently to be passed through a slide-opening33in the member 3 and turned down to form a flange 34, screwed or otherwise secured to said member, as shown. This track is designed for the reception of a detachable feed-slide 35 in the form of a-segment, the axis ofwhich is lo cated atthe point of pivotal connection between the members. The slide 35 is preferably formed from sheet metal and comprises a horizontal longitudinally-curved plate 38, provided with a feed-opening 39 and parallel side flanges 40, the lower edges of which are designed to rest upon the base-plate of the slide-track. Upon the rear extremity of the slide is formed an integral stop-flange 41, designed to impinge against the member incidental to the continuous striking of the stop-flange 41 against the member 3, which is ordinarily made of wood, I provide the member with a metallic guard-plate 42, secured to the member 3 by screws 43 and having an inturned guard-flange 44, bent at a right angle to the plate and extended under the upper wall of the slide opening 33, where it serves, by the adjustment of the plate 42, to hold the slide down as positively as possible without binding. As theslide reciprocates through the member 3, the guard-flange 44 effectually clears its upper surface and prevents the seeds from lodging in the countersunk stud-hole in the slide,and thereby working between the slide and the wall of the opening 33, where they would obstruct the free movement of the parts. At its opposite or front end the horizontal plate or slide is provided with a transverse slot 45, designed for engagement with the tongue 46 of an adjust-able catch 47, mounted at the upper end of the stationary member 1, as by a bolt 48, carried by said member and passing through a slot 49 in the catch, which latter is retained in its adjusted positions-by means of a compression-nut carried by the bolt.

The feed-opening in the slide is made adjustable as to size by means of a longitudinally-adjustable feed-plate 50, retained in contact with the under side of the top or horizontal plate of the slide-as, for instance, by guide-lugs 51, struck from the side members or rails of the slide and impinged against the under side of the plate, as shown. The adjustment of'this plate is effected by means of an adjusting-nut 52, screwed upon a stud 53, depending from the top of the slide and passing through an elongated slot 54 in the rear endof the feed-plate, which latter is turned down at its opposite extremity to form a guide and stop flange 55, opposed to a guide-flange at the opposite edge of the feed-opening, the flange on the plate being designed to impinge against the guide-lugs for the purpose of limiting the adjustment of the feed-plate in one direction.

Mounted within the seed-chamber and upon the partition 29 at opposite sides of the feedopening 32 are a pair of guide-blocks 50', having opposed grooves 57, within which a brush-block 58, carrying a clearing-brush 59, is movable. The front Wall of the feed-chamber is provided above the slide-opening with an enlarged aperture 60, through which the brush may be inserted or removed during the manufacture of the planter or thereafter to facilitate repair. This opening is closed, the brush-block is retained, and the slide is held down upon its track by a brush-plate 61, secured to the brush-block by one or more screws 62 and to the seed-chamber by screws 63, which pass through slots 64 in the plate 61 and into the guide-blocks 56. The slots 64are provided to facilitate accurate positioning of the parts notwithstanding slight variations in size between the parts of a number of planters. Similar slots 65 are provided in the plate 42 for a like reason.

In operation, the seed box or chamber having been supplied with seed, the jaws or penetrating-blades are forced into the ground to a depth determined by the depth-gage. The stationary member being held rigid by the contact of the foot with the ground, the operator forces the upper end of the movable 7 member forward, swinging the latter upon its pivot and causing thejaws to separate to form a seed-opening in the ground and permitting the seed previously deposited between the jaws to be deposited into the ground. The planter is then withdrawn from the ground to permit the spring intermediate of the pivoted members to restore them to their normal positions and cause the feed-slide to convey another quantity of seed, determined by the adjustment of the feed-plate, to the feed-opening, through which the seed gravitates into the hopper, and thence through the chute to the jaws, which are now ready to be reinserted in the ground for the planting of another hill.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have produced a simple, inexpensive, and highly-efficient hand-planter; but, while the present embodimentof my invention appears at this time to be preferable, I do not wish to limit myself tothe exact construction and ar rangement shown, but reserve the right to eifect such reorganization and variation of the elements of the planter as may be properly comprehended within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is- 1. In a hand-planter, the combination with a pair of relatively-movable members provided with cooperating jaws, of a seed-cham ber carried by one member, a segmental seedslide passed transversely through the seedchamber, and a latch adjustably carried by the other member and arranged to be moved into or out of engagement with one end of the slide.

2. In a hand-planter, the combination with a pair of pivoted members, and a seed-chamber carried by one member, of a feed-slide movable through the seed-chamber, said slide being formed from sheet metal and having one end bent at an angle to form a stop, and a movable latch carried by the other member and arranged to be moved into or out of engagement with the end of the slide opposite the stop.

In a feeding mechanism for hand-planters, the combination with a segmental slidetrack provided with upturned longitudinal flanges, of a segmental slide provided with depending longitudinal flanges located between the upturned flanges of the track.

it. In a feed mechanism for hand-planters, the combination with a segmental slide-track provided with upturned longitudinal flanges, and with a feed-opening at one end, of a segmental feed-slide provided with depending longitudinal flanges intermediate of the up turned flanges of the track, said slide being provided with a feed-opening, and transverse flanges depending from the opposite ends of the opening in the slide and defining an intermediate seed-receptacle.

5. In a feed mechanism forhand-planters, the combination with a segmental slide-track provided with upturned flanges along its edges, of a segmental feed-slide provided with depending longitudinal flanges intermediate of the track-flanges and with a feed-opening, a stationary transverse flange defining one end of the feed'opening, and an adjustable transverse flange defining the opposite end of said opening, said flanges extending from the slide into contact with the upper face of the track to definean intermediate adjustable seedbox.

6. In a feed mechanism for hand-planters, the combination with a slide-track provided with upturned longitudinal flanges, and a terminal transverse retaining-flan ge, of a segmental slide provided with depending longitudinal flanges and with a stationary transverse flange defining one end of a feed-opening, and an adjustable feed-plate housed between the depending flanges of the slide and provided with a transverse terminal flange defining the other end of the feed-opening, means located at one end of said slide for connecting it to a supporting member, and a stop at the opposite end of said slide.

7. A planter comprising a seed-chamber, a feed-slide moving therein, a brush-plate detachably carried upon the exterior of the chamber, and a brush movable with said brush-plate and located upon the interior of the casing to clear the slide.

8. A planter comprising a seed-chamber, a feed-slide extending therethrough, aclearingbrush located within the receptacle to clear the slide, the wall of the receptacle being provided With an opening for the insertion of the brush and a detachable brush-plate covering the opening and retaining the brush.

9. A planter com prising a seed-chamber, a feed-slide extending therethrough, a clearingbrush arranged to clear the slide, the opening in one Wall of the seed-chamber being ex tended above the slide to permit the insertion and Withdrawal of the brush, and a brushplate secured to the seed-chamber and serving to retain the brush and to hold the slide upon its seat.

10. A planter "comprising a seed-chamber, a slide extending therethrough, a stop upon the slide, and a guard-plate secured to the seed-chamber to receive the impact of the stop, said guard-plate having an inturned guard-flange opposed to the slide to prevent binding of the latter.

11. A planter comprising a seed-chamber having an opening in one side wall, a slide movable through the chamber, a pair of grooved blocks mounted above the slide, a brush-block inserted through the opening in the Wall of the chamber and located in the grooves of the blocks, a brush carried by the brush-block, and a brush-plate fixed to the brush-block and covering the exterior of the opening in the casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

PAULUS J. A. VAN DEINSE.

WVitnesses:

RoY E. POTTER, W. W. SLAWSON. 

